Screening for cancer of the head and neck: If not now, when?

Oral Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 313-316

  Franceschi, S ^a   Barzan, L ^b   Talamini, R ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer of the larynx; Cancer of the oral cavity; Cancer of the pharynx; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; LEUKOPLAKIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH CANCER; PHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031424324     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1368-8375(97)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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